Friday Excuse to Go to Detroit and Drink: The Woodward Dream Cruise is On!
Aug 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Ah yes, the Woodward Dream Cruise. Technically it does not go down until tomorrow, but the word on the street is that there has already been an epic level of cruising all week. Saturday will mark the...
Dealers on Verge of Panic: Cash for Clunkers Payments Not Coming In
Aug 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The nightmare continues and actually grows for new car dealers as the Cash for Clunkers program is placing many in a bizarre Catch-22 situation. The hook? If they don’t sell cars they will go...
Wow! Rare Stude Motor Goes for $25,000 on eBay
Aug 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
For those of you not in the Studebaker cult, this is the mother of all Studebaker performance engines. It’s the Hemi, ZL1, and SOHC Ford of the Studebaker world and because they are as rare as...
Craigslist Pick of the Week: An L89 Big Block Chevy With a Twist
Aug 14, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
Of all the mighty engines in the storied history of the big-block Chevrolet, the L89 is one that stands out. The tri-power, aluminum headed 427 was offered in Corvettes from 1967 to 1969 and stands...
Event Coverage: Thursday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week
Aug 14, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
There is only one day left at the SCTA/BNI Speed Week 2009, and although the number of cars is dwindling, the racing is just as fierce. We saw the Team Nish AA/Fuel Streamliner throw a rod out of the...
Video: We Interview George Poteet after he runs 401 MPH at Bonneville
Aug 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES, Videos
BangShift.com man on the scene Chad Reynolds was at the 7 mile marker on Bonneville’s famed speedway, when George Poteet took the Speed Demon D/Fuel Streamliner through the 5-mile at an average...
Event Coverage: Ridetech Does the NSRA Nats; Rolls Out New Logo
Aug 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
Our friends over at RideTech (Air Ride Suspension) had a busy weekend at the NSRA Nationals in Louisville, Kentucky, last weekend. First there was the whole show situation that was happening and had...
Breaking News: Speed Demon Runs 401-MPH Exit Speed, Nish Streamliner Breaks
Aug 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
For the past few days we’ve been following the chase for top time of the meet at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week. It started with three streamliners, then fell to two shooting for the highest...
It Came From the Fab Shop: Build Your Own Roll Back Tow Truck
Aug 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
(By Loren Krussow)Fortune, we hope, will smile upon us on days we venture from our garages and neighborhoods to take out our hot rods.The wheels will steadily spin, the fluid in the cooling system...
Event Gallery: 2009 Goodguys Pacific Northwest Nationals
Aug 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift Galleries, CAR SHOWS, Event Coverage
BangShift.com forum member Bob Parks (called Memphis on the forum) attended the 2009 Goodguys Northwest Nationals with his camera and knocked our socks off with some bitchin’ photos of the...
We Missed the Party! Mopar Nats Cruise Gets Rowdy, Cops Tired
Aug 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
The 2009 Mopar Nationals just went down at its normal location of National Trail Raceway in Hebron, Ohio. That was a former national event track for NHRA until Norwalk came into the picture. Now...
Attorney Convicted; Killer Drag Car and Racing Stuff to be Auctioned
Aug 13, 2009Brian LohnesBangShift News
A North Carolina attorney has been convicted of defrauding former clients out of millions of dollars and will spend the next 20 years behind bars. That’s the crappy part. The good news is that...
Event Coverage: Wednesday at the 2009 Bonneville Speed Week, Including a 262-MPH Truck!
Aug 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
OK, you readers, I admit I am totally wiped right now. While the cool guys are out at the 200 MPH Club banquet tonight, I’m still pounding out all the coverage I can on the 2009 Bonneville...
Team Nish Still in the Hunt for Top Speed at 2009 Speed Week
Aug 13, 2009Chad ReynoldsBangShift Galleries, Event Coverage, LAND SPEED RACES
The 2009 SCTA/BNI Speed Week at the Bonneville Salt Flats is slowly drawing to a close as teams set records, blow up, or just plain fail. Meanwhile, the fastest cars of Bonneville are still in a...
